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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Of the following, which power did the Roman emperor NOT possess?

2. What was Augustus's goal as a Roman leader?

3. Between which years were Agricola's campaigns in Britain?

4. How did Agricola take advantage of his first victory?

5. Tacitus summed up Agricola's features as __________.

Short Essay Questions

1. What were some false beliefs Tacitus had about Britain?

2. How did Tacitus describe Britain when Agricola was first stationed there?

3. Between "The Agricola" and "The Germania," what seemed most significant to Tacitus? What common underlying theme was observed in both books?

4. How did Tacitus compare the German tribes' religious beliefs to each other and to the Romans?

5. How did Tacitus feel about the prime of his life in the Empire?

6. What does Mattingly claim about German gods and the American calendar system?

7. Describe the state of the Roman army as Tacitus believed it to be in Britain during peacetime.

8. How did Tacitus describe Agricola's tactic to gain the British tribes' submission?

9. When Claudius conquered parts of Britain, describe the way the British accepted this turn in history as Tacitus saw it.

10. "The Germania" is the study of what in particular? Why was Tacitus so concerned?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare Tacitus' outlook of Germany and Britain to the present outlook of Germany and Britain. How have the countries changed or stayed the same?

Essay Topic 2

Despite Tacitus' claimed that Germans seemed pure without intermarriages of other cultures, how did his work "The Germania" show otherwise. What evidence shows mixture of culture, habit, morals, ethics, and beliefs?

Essay Topic 3

Describe how religion played a role in German culture. How was it involved in their history, their belief of human origin, warfare, etc.?

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